In 1954 May, the Vietnamese occupy the French command post at Dien Bien Phu. French commander orders to cease fire. Three thousand French troops were killed eight thousand wounded. They suffered much worse eight thousand dead, twelve thousand wounded.
1959, specialized Vietnamese Army unit, was formed to create a supply route from North Vietnam to Vietcong in South Vietnam.
1961, John F. Kennedy orders help from South Vietnamese government in the war against Vietcong guerrillas.
1963, January, the Vietcong 514th Battalion and local guerrilla forces ambush the South Vietnamese Army's. For the first time Vietcong stood their ground against the American machinery and South Vietnamese soldiers. 1964, August 7, the U.S. congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which gave President Johnson the power to take whatever actions he sees necessary to defend the southeast Asia.
October, China, North Vietnam's neighbor and ally, test the atomic bomb successfully.
1959, specialized Vietnamese Army unit, was formed to create a supply route from North Vietnam to Vietcong in South Vietnam.
1961, John F. Kennedy orders help from South Vietnamese government in the war against Vietcong guerrillas.
1963, January, the Vietcong 514th Battalion and local guerrilla forces ambush the South Vietnamese Army's. For the first time Vietcong stood their ground against the American machinery and South Vietnamese soldiers.
October, China, North Vietnam's neighbor and ally, test the atomic bomb successfully.